Bug#353818: causes mouse to freeze in X on upgrade

[Peter Samuelson]

[Paul Wise]
> I recently upgraded gpm (running debian sid), and was very annoyed
> when my mouse froze in gnome/X. Simply switching to a console, moving
> the mouse a bit till the cursor showed, then switching back to X
> fixed this, but it is still annoying.

This is why we have a debconf question:

      Do you want to start or restart GPM while X is running?

   Usually, GPM should be started or restarted when it is installed or
   upgraded.  But when X is running and trying to use the same mouse
   device, this can sometimes cause a problem with the X mouse cursor.
   Switching to the console and then back to X will usually fix it.

Some time in the past, you answered "yes":

> -- debconf information:
> * gpm/restart: true

I don't know what else we're supposed to do.  Can I close this bug?

Peter
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